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E.M. Kelly

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Mystery, Crime, Thriller

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E.M. Kelly is an avid reader and award-winning author.

He released his latest novel, Murder By Symbols: A Detective Colton Baker Thriller in November of 2024. It is the first book in the Detective Colton Baker series.

Currently he is working on the second book in the series titled, Two Lefts: A Detective Colton Baker Thriller.

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Average rating: 4.02 · 212 ratings · 70 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder By Symbols: A Detective Colton Baker Thriller 3.94 avg rating — 124 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pestilence: A Drew Murphy Post-Apocalyptic Thriller - Book I 4.09 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2018 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War: A Drew Murphy Novel 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famine: A Drew Murphy Post-Apocalyptic Thriller - Book III 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' – a leader says, 'Let's go!”
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“TownSlice was a huge restaurant. One side is a bar and lounge. The other is sit down dining. Then, on the backside, there was a large takeout area. High school students getting their feet wet in the workforce mostly staffed this side.”
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“You’re getting an accommodation for the drug bust in Stoughton,” the Director said. “And once the killer’s caught, you’ll get another accommodation for that as well.”
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